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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2067 Posts |
 Posted - 19 Feb 2024 : 16:37:42
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For the skeptics out there, George has proven that he actually can write Realmslore without revolving all his plots around gnomes. (At least until he release the sequel: Orva: The Untold Backstory.)
We have a bet going about the importance of this obscure piece of Realmslore, so please prove me right for the measly cost of a $1. If I win, I will never let him forget it. |
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http://www.ericlboyd.com/dnd/ |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Feb 2024 : 00:00:37
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Solid material for a $1?
Ummm...MORE fella. Publish more. |
The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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varyar
Learned Scribe
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 22 Feb 2024 : 02:38:22
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| It's some good, solid lore, and it would be a bargain at 3 times the price. |
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kysus
Learned Scribe
USA
112 Posts |
Posted - 22 Feb 2024 : 21:52:53
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| does this mean you two are back writing more elven lore for your games? |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 23 Feb 2024 : 11:47:47
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Delnyn
Senior Scribe
USA
958 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2024 : 01:04:59
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| Wow, talk about "No good deed goes unpunished." |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2024 : 06:41:43
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Originally posted by Delnyn
Wow, talk about "No good deed goes unpunished."
Lol that was what I thought when I read that. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2024 : 15:07:42
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Originally posted by kysus
does this mean you two are back writing more elven lore for your games?
We are always writing elven lore. Problem is, we are also always writing dwarven lore, human lore, orcish lore, halfling lore and even gnomish lore. It's a bit of a fight as to what gets our attention on any given day.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
11829 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2024 : 18:53:18
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| I had heard from an elf whose ancestors dated back to being the estaervaelal that had found and recovered the gold circlet that housed Oomrith's sentience, and according to their family history, before becoming a soul larvae and advancing through the ranks of devilkind... the being that had become Oomrith had indeed been a living gnome. If you want to corroborate this detail, just reach out to the Nimbraii spellcaster named Mendacity Prevaricator |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
Phillip aka Sleyvas |
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Delnyn
Senior Scribe
USA
958 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2024 : 13:17:16
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Originally posted by sleyvas
I had heard from an elf whose ancestors dated back to being the estaervaelal that had found and recovered the gold circlet that housed Oomrith's sentience, and according to their family history, before becoming a soul larvae and advancing through the ranks of devilkind... the being that had become Oomrith had indeed been a living gnome. If you want to corroborate this detail, just reach out to the Nimbraii spellcaster named Mendacity Prevaricator
Of course such a spellcaster exudes trustworthiness worthy of Tyr. *Look over my shoulder for signs of an offended Hammer of Grimjaws* |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
11829 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2024 : 16:34:32
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Originally posted by Gary Dallison
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Originally posted by George Krashos
quote:
Originally posted by kysus
does this mean you two are back writing more elven lore for your games?
We are always writing elven lore. Problem is, we are also always writing dwarven lore, human lore, orcish lore, halfling lore and even gnomish lore. It's a bit of a fight as to what gets our attention on any given day.
-- George Krashos
Dont forget giant lore
Just because you said this... it might be interesting to note a list of the various different "power groups" as an overview that might have long histories of impact to the world. I agree with the statement that giant lore being developed makes the world seem "real", and one of the strengths I've always felt for the realms is that it really is about "forgotten realms"... places, items, ideas, wars, times of growth etc... caused by/developed by many different cultures really feel like they've shaped the world.
So, just for fun... some of the many "groups" that I've been seeing people develop "lore" for that make the world seem more real.
beholder lore
illithid lore
doppelganger lore
aboleth lore
Sarrukh lore
Batrachi lore
Aearee lore
dragon lore
Old Ones lore (not much on them, but they were a power group long ago)
dark elven lore
fey / feywild lore
shadowfell lore
goblin lore
gnoll lore
duergar lore
demon lore
devil lore
"god" lore
primordial lore
portal lore
artifact/magic item lore
spelljammer/wildspace lore
geographic change lore
"mineral"/"metal"/"plant" lore on how they impacted history at times
THIS is why I love this world. It feels real because its not just "and the elves guided the world in this direction", which is kind of what I get from people who talk about Tolkien's silmarillion (not knocking Tolkien... just saying people saw his stuff and improved over time). |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
Phillip aka Sleyvas |
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Orva - The Lost Kingdom of the Vast Swamp
